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A tale of two players
Calvin Johnson 27- #1 WR in the nfl in his prime will receive a 7 yr contract for $100
In FA who knows how high that price would go!
At the end of this contract he will b 34 and would b ok w him on the FA market
Everson Griffen 25 a backup on my and the vikings. Jared Allen is the starter in front of him
2 yrs from now he should b the starter. He had 8 sacks last yr in a reserve role and shows signs of being of really good starter
If I gave him a 3yr deal ($22) he could b in his first yr starting and could have some great #s. In free agency he would get big $ and a 7yr deal. He would b 28 and 35 when he hit FA again so the prime of his career would go to the highest bidder, even though I identified him as an as sending player and spent the money to keep him in hopes he would turn into a starter w great production. In the real nfl this player would get a modest 2nd contract and then paid more when he was a starter.
This is not possible the way it is set now.
Everson Grifffen gets a 7yr deal ($100) paid the same as the best WR in the nfl
Hits FA at 32 someone gets him after 5yrs of starting and about 3yrs of good production
left. I have paid a premium to keep and get half of his prime. The smart play is first one but it illustrates some of the flaws of $ for contract yrs in stead of production. I think it will lend in to a lot of of middle roster turnover with stars mixed in very infrequently. Building through the draft will not exist the way we think of it and late rd steals will have to b paid like stars to get the production of their middle career. It would b much less expensive to just build ur team in FA and get a couple of stars in FA when ur close to a title.
Just throwing out to see if other owners are having the same troubles
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